New Items for June 2020
Included are items from the Straits Chinese communities, India, Indo-Portuguese Goa, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Burma (Myanmar), Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, the Parsi community, Tibet, New Guinea, Ottoman Greece, Morocco, Algeria, Yemen, Central Asia, Iran (Persia), Syria, Congo and South Africa.
All items are for sale.
Click on the links below to see more details and images of each piece ( scroll down each page to see all the images.) Most entries include video footage to show the relative size of each object too.
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Also, listen to an Asia House podcast recorded last week – Michael Backman & Juan de Lara of Asia House in conversation about Michael’s forthcoming & past books on the Malay World.
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Malay Carved Wooden Garuda Head for Circumcision Ceremony
Malay people, southern Thailand or northern Malaysia 19th century
height: 41cm, width: 14.3cm, weight: 2176g
Provenance
UK art market
Matched Pair of Fine, Silver-Clad Long Burmese Swords (Dha)
Burma, probably Shan States 19th century
length: 89cm and 94.2cm, combined weight: 1,597g
Provenance
UK art market
North Indian or Mughal Silver & Enamel Chess Set
Northern India 19th century
2.2cm-4cm
Provenance
private collection, UK
Fine, North Indian Double-Sided Polychrome Wooden Comb
Northern India late 19th-early 20th century
width:10.8cm, height: 6.2cm, weight: 34g
Provenance
UK art market
Large Yemeni Bridal Gilded Silver & Coral Necklace (Lazim)
Bedouin People, Khawlan Sanaa Region, Yemen early 20th century
total length: 67cm, circumference: 39.3cm, weight: 575g
Provenance
European art market
Pair of Large, Straits Chinese Couched Butterfly Wedding-Bed Ornaments
Straits Chinese Communities: Penang, Malacca or Singapore circa 1900
width (each): 17cm, length: 11.4cm, combined weight: 52g
Provenance
UK art market
Yemeni Silver-clad Dagger (‘Asib)
Yemen late 19th century
length: 35cm, width: 23cm, weight: 658g
Provenance
UK art market
Malay Quail Trap (Jebak Puyuh)
Malay People, Malaysia or Southern Thailand mid-20th century
width: 25.2cm, height: 25cm, depth: 20.5cm
Provenance
UK art market
Yemeni Man’s Goat Leather & Silver Belt
Bedouin People, Shihr, Yemen 20th century
length: 168cm, weight: 572g
Provenance
UK art market
Parsi (Parsee) Red Sari Embroidered Border (Kor Ni Sari)
Parsi (Parsee) community of Bombay, India. early 20th century
length: approximately 518cm, width: 115cm
Provenance
from the family collection of a Parsi family based in northern England but originally from Bombay, India.
Fang Gilded Bronze Torque
Fang People, Gabon/Cameroon circa 19th century
diameter: at widest point: 19cm, thickness: 3.8cm, weight: 2,217g
Provenance
private collection, London.
Three Large Indian Anklets
Maharashtra, India early 20th century
width: 11.5cm, height: 6.5cm, weight: 401g; width: 10cm, height: 6.8cm, weight: 440g; width: 9.5cm, height: 5cm, weight: 328g
Provenance
UK art market
Fine Naga Warrior’s Brass Neck Torque
Naga People, Eastern India/Western Burma 18th-19th century
width: 17cm, height: 15.1cm, weight: 203g
Provenance
private collection, London.
Moroccan Talismanic Silver Hand Pendant (Khamsa)
Azemmour (near Casablanca), Morocco early 20th century
height: 14.1cm, width: 8.6cm, weight: 89g
Provenance
European art market
Pair of Indo-Portuguese Silver Church Lanterns
Goa, India 19th century
height: 20cm, width: 13.8cm, weight: 972g
Provenance
UK art market
Tibetan Parcel-Gilt Silver ‘Saddle’ Ring set with Turquoise (Tagam or Ga Tshi-ko)
Central & Eastern Tibet 19th-20th century
weight: 13g, US ring size: 7-8, UK ring size: P-Q
Provenance
UK art market
Mughal Engraved, Cast Brass Ewer
Northern India 18th century
height: 27.1cm, width: 26.1cm, depth: 11.6cm, weight: 1970g
Provenance
UK art market
Yemeni Silver Rattle Anklet (Halhal)
Central Highlands, Yemen 19th-20th century
internal diameter: 6.7cm, external length at widest point: 11.4cm, weight: 198g
Provenance
UK art market
Ottoman-style Greek Gilded, Embossed Silver Buckle
Ottoman Greece 19th century
length: 23cm, width: 8.1cm, weight: 130g
Provenance
UK art market
Early New Guinea Wooden & Bone Mace or Club
Papua New Guinea, probably Sepik region 19th century and possibly earlier
length: 64.2cm, diameter of head: 9cm, weight: 190g
Provenance
UK art market
Large, Silver-Inlaid Winged Brass Betel Box (Lutuan)
Mindanao, Philippines late 19th-20th century
length: 40.6cm, height: 17.1cm, depth: 13.2cm, weight: more than 5000g
Provenance
UK art market
Tekke Fire-Gilded Gilt Silver Cuff Bracelet
Tekke people, Central Asia, including Afghanistan 19th-20th century
external width across: 7.2cm, internal width across: 5.7cm, height: 4.3cm, weight: 164g
Provenance
UK art market
Pair of Fine, Algerian Silver Earrings
Aures Mountains, Southern Algeria 19th-20th century
length: 14.8cm, width: 7.5cm, combined weight: 74g
Provenance
European art market
Hindu Pilgrim’s Jagannatha Painting
Puri, Orissa, India circa 1900, and possibly earlier
width: 46.3cm, height: 39.2cm
Provenance
UK art market
Berber Pair of Silver Ear Ornaments (Kharb) & Matched Head Ornament
Marrakech & the High Atlas, Morocco early 20th century
width (each): 7.7cm, length of chain: 52.7cm, weight: 144g
Provenance
European art market
Unusually Large ‘Double’ Brass Islamic Inscribed Medicine or Magic Bowl
Middle East, probably Syria 19th century
diameter: 20.6cm, height: 5.8cm, weight: 853g
Provenance
UK art market
Persian Engraved Brass Combined Qibla Compass & Sundial
Persia (Iran) late 19th century
diameter: 10.2cm, height: 2cm, weight: 311g
Provenance
European art market
Parsi (Parsee) Pantaloons (Ijar)
Parsi (Parsee) community of Bombay, India. early 20th century
width: 55cm, length: 70cm
Provenance
from the family collection of a Parsi family based in northern England but originally from Bombay, India.
Paiwan Carved Wooden Box
Paiwan People, Taiwan, China 19th-early 20th century
width: 7.2cm, length: 4.7, depth: 2.8cm, weight: 45g
Provenance
UK art market
Moroccan Pair of Silver Fibulae (Tisernas)
Berber People, Draa Valley, Morocco 19th-20th century
length (each): 14.2cm, combined weight: 164g
Provenance
European art market
Zulu Wooden Ear Plugs with Bakelite Tile Decoration
Zulu People, South Africa circa 1940
diameter (each): 6.5cm, combined weight: 61g
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Thirteen Indian Brass Jewellery Moulds
Northern India circa 19th century
combined weight: 612g
Inscribed, Chiselled Steel Punch Dagger or Katar with European Blade
Sri Lanka or South India 16th-17th century
length: 63.1cm, width: 9cm, weight: 617g
Provenance
from the collection of Sir Christopher Ondaatje, UK.
Kashmiri Painted & Lacquered Wooden Koran Stand
Kashmir, Northern India circa 1870
width: 19cm, length: 43.5cm, weight: 716g
Provenance
UK art market
Parsi (Parsee) Blue Sari with Embroidered Border (Kor Ni Sari)
Parsi (Parsee) community of Bombay, India early 20th century
length: approximately 449cm, width: 112cm
Provenance
from the family collection of a Parsi family based in northern England but originally from Bombay, India.
Fuzhou-style Gilded & Lacquered Carved Wooden Offering Stand (Chanab)
probably made in China for Southeast Asian Chinese communities circa 1900
height: 32.8cm, width: 25cm, weight: 2,781g
Provenance
UK art market
Moroccan Wedding Headdress or Diadem (Taounza) with Dowry Marks
Central Anti-Atlas, Morocco 19th-early 20th century
length: 64cm, weight: 165g
Provenance
European art market
Jewish Moroccan Headdress or Diadem (Taounza or Mechhob)
Western Anti-Atlas, Morocco 19th-early 20th century
length: 63cm, weight: 92g
Provenance
European art market
Kingdom of Kandy Brass Plaque Emblem
Kandy, Sri Lanka Kandyan Period, 18th-19th century
width: 15.5cm, height: 11.4cm, weight: 38g
Provenance
from the collection of Sir Christopher Ondaatje, UK.
Berber Haratin Long Silver Temporal or Head Ornament (Aiacha)
Berber Haratin People, Zguid Oasis, Morocco early 20th century
length: 21cm, width: 7.5cm, weight: 153g
Provenance
European art market
Fine, Selected Items still Available from Past Catalogues
Rare Moroccan Gold, Enamel, Coral & Baroque Pearl Necklace with a Single, Massive Emerald
Tetouan, Morocco 17th or early 18th century
approximate circumference: 54cm, weight: 119g
Provenance
UK art market
Nalanda Cast Bronze Buddha
Nalanda, North-east India 11th-12h century
height: 10.6cm, width: 7.8cm
Provenance
acquired by the previous owner in London in March 1991.
Sepik Lime Container in the form of a Rooster on a Crocodile
Iatmul People, Middle Sepik River Region, Papua New Guinea first half of the 20th century
length: 68cm
Provenance
Francis de Sales McHugh Collection, and thence by descent, collected by de Sales McHugh in the first half of the 20th century .
Mongolian Polychrome Dancing Citipati Group
Mongolia 19th century
height: 60cm, width: 53cm
Provenance
Private collection, England.
Tibetan Gold & Turquoise Official’s Pendant (Sochi)
Lhasa, Tibet 19th century
length: 11.2cm, weight: 11g
Provenance
private collection, London.
Louis XV Snuff Box of Japanese Lacquer & French Ormolu Mounts
Japan & France circa 1740
length: 7.2cm, depth: 4.7cm, height: 2.8cm, weight: 31.6g
Provenance
UK art market
Burmese Pierced & Chased Silver Betel Box & Stand
Burma circa 1870
height: 24.5cm, diameter: 24.5cm, weight: 884g
Provenance
UK art market